tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85827146918726390952024-02-07T19:55:46.554+00:00Guildford and District ~ A Pictorial ArchiveJulie Goucherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11368170005503879489noreply@blogger.comBlogger369125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582714691872639095.post-4928620622145807842016-05-31T08:14:00.002+01:002016-05-31T08:14:53.640+01:00The Market Traders' Review - 5 August 1939A few years ago I bought this newspaper which dates from 5 August 1939, The Market Traders' Review<br />
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On the last page there is the following article about the market in North Street<br />
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<br />Julie Goucherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11368170005503879489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582714691872639095.post-10943450440911231212016-03-05T14:33:00.000+00:002016-03-05T14:33:04.741+00:00Quarry Street circa 1870<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is one of the earliest images I have in the Guildford collection and I paid rather a lot for it, (don't tell my husband, its a secret!). This dates from around 1870 and looks at Quarry Street with St Mary;s church in the center.</div>
<br />Julie Goucherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11368170005503879489noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582714691872639095.post-71429880459330853212016-01-31T16:03:00.000+00:002016-01-31T16:03:07.413+00:00Order of Moose - E S H Bourn, 1972, Guildford<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<strong>HALLMARKED SILVER - Birmingham</strong></div>
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<strong>Lodge: Guildford No 235</strong></div>
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<strong>Inscribed: Top Bar - Bro E S H Bourn </strong></div>
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<strong>Guildford Lge No 235 </strong></div>
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<strong>Treasurer 1969-72</strong></div>
<br />Julie Goucherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11368170005503879489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582714691872639095.post-2121614405038298402016-01-28T16:21:00.000+00:002016-01-28T16:21:02.609+00:00Order of Moose - R M Locke 1969, GuildfordThe following image was given to the Guildford and District collection for sharing on this site<br />
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<br />Julie Goucherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11368170005503879489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582714691872639095.post-71198955288382688542015-10-28T17:08:00.000+00:002015-10-28T17:08:00.120+00:00Wonersh Street circa 1933<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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What is especially wonderful about this row of houses on the left is that my ancestor, John Butcher (1795 - 1877) inherited one of them on the death of his father, James Butcher.</div>
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John was born illegitimately in 1795 to Sarah Woolgar and James Butcher. We know that is the case because of other documents that have been located. In 1801 Sarah and James married. In 1802 they had another son Thomas who because he was the legitimate heir inherited his father's estate, which included Tangley Manor. John was acknowledged by his father, in life and death, inheriting one of these houses and some cash.</div>
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<br />Julie Goucherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11368170005503879489noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582714691872639095.post-6509776637841760232015-10-25T17:44:00.000+00:002015-10-25T17:44:00.129+00:00Magic Slide Walled Garden - Great Tangley Manor, WonershThis was a wonderful find and it was one of those that had to come home with me!<br />
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<br />Julie Goucherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11368170005503879489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582714691872639095.post-19004524012665430682015-10-23T16:52:00.000+01:002015-10-23T16:52:00.416+01:00Sale Details - Great Tangley Manor, Wonersh - May 1958<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Great Tangley Manor Wonersh Surrey Estate Agents Outline Sales Details Magazine Advert </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">From Country Life, May 1958</span></div>
<br />Julie Goucherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11368170005503879489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582714691872639095.post-82365490128408776462015-10-21T17:00:00.000+01:002015-10-21T17:00:06.460+01:00Great Tangley Manor - 1914<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Painted by James S Ogilvy</div>
Julie Goucherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11368170005503879489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582714691872639095.post-78264142109717446672015-08-10T12:58:00.000+01:002015-08-10T12:58:00.084+01:00Guildford High Street circa 1880<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is one of my earliest images of Guildford. Published by the Surrey Photo Company who traded at 32 High Street Guildford.</div>
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I love the wagon and carriage with the horses. This really is Guildford at yesteryear.</div>
<br />Julie Goucherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11368170005503879489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582714691872639095.post-37932180388439250012015-08-06T16:05:00.000+01:002015-08-06T16:05:00.051+01:00Puttenham Post Office circa 1951<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Julie Goucherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11368170005503879489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582714691872639095.post-24341492374863641402015-08-02T14:22:00.000+01:002015-08-02T14:22:00.379+01:00Effects after the Storm damage - 2nd August 1906<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A comment that came with the postcard suggested that this was the market stalls. My immediate thought was the bike shed area at Guildford Station or the cattle market at Guild. </div>
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<br />Julie Goucherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11368170005503879489noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582714691872639095.post-33719444503178449242015-07-28T02:30:00.000+01:002015-07-28T02:30:01.121+01:00Advertising Postcard - Complete mystery! ~ Circa 1919<span style="text-align: left;">Having promised myself that I would not buy any more Guildford postcards until I had a firm decision on what to do with the ones I already owned I broke my own promise and bought this one! I know, I have absolutely no will power!</span>
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So, if you have any ideas please do leave a comment. In the meantime I have sent a digital copy of it to the Owston (Ouston) <a href="http://www.one-name.org/" target="_blank">One-Name Study</a> registrant.</div>
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<br />Julie Goucherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11368170005503879489noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582714691872639095.post-16070324872236983522015-07-27T22:53:00.000+01:002015-07-27T22:53:46.001+01:00Wonersh circa 1950<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Julie Goucherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11368170005503879489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582714691872639095.post-11322902917557593492015-06-16T23:48:00.000+01:002015-06-16T23:48:20.336+01:00Open Day at Castle Grounds 1888<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This was one of those postcards that I probably paid a little too much for, but I simply <i>had to have </i>it. <i> </i>A slightly grubby and exhausted example and who would not be after 127 years.<br />
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Isn't it just a great little example of Victorian Guildford?Julie Goucherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11368170005503879489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582714691872639095.post-74277933823842323252015-05-02T04:52:00.000+01:002015-05-02T04:52:00.093+01:00Barrack Road, Stoughton, Guildford circa 1909<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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An early street seen of Barrack Road, Stoughton. Dated from the postmark - 1909</div>
<br />Julie Goucherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11368170005503879489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582714691872639095.post-64016652752498812102015-04-06T17:41:00.000+01:002015-04-06T17:41:07.046+01:00E is for Elstead Mill<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This lovely building, once a mill still stands, and is now a rather lovely and authentic public house in the rural Surrey village of Elstead.<br />
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I have an ancestor, Sarah Ellis (nee Hall), born in London who moved to Elstead and is recorded on the 1851 Census as a lace worker. Sarah and her husband John migrated from Elstead to Geelong Victoria Australia as free settlers.<br />
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Last September, I attended the funeral of my late Mum's first Cousin. His son held the wake (family gathering) at Elstead Mill public house and was completely unaware of the family connection.<br />
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<a href="https://postageandpost.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/img_4404.jpg"><img alt="Elstead Mill - with the wheel still working! Taken September 2014" class="size-large wp-image-87" height="480" src="https://postageandpost.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/img_4404.jpg?w=640" width="640" /></a> Elstead Mill - with the wheel still working! - Taken September 2014<br />
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There was something very special about standing in a room, watching a wheel turn not just with the nineteenth century technology, but knowing that Sarah Ellis and had watched this exact wheel turn in this exact spot more than 160 years ago.<br />
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Anyone who lives in the Guildford area will be familiar with the business of Dennis Brothers. Originally from Devon the brothers moved to Guildford and set about building bicycle spares.<br />
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A few years ago I spotted this ashtray, which does show signed of use. As I was writing this post I came across the website for <a href="http://www.dennissociety.org.uk/history.html" target="_blank">The Dennis Society</a>, which was new to me. On that page it shows a picture of the Rodboro Buildings which for all my childhood was derelict despite being sited on some prime real estate. In fact it has only been in the last twenty years that the building has taken on a new lease of life and is the home of the <a href="http://www.acm.ac.uk/" target="_blank">Academy of Contemporary Music</a>.<br />
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As usual we stopped at the church on this particular day, and Aunt noticed that there was confetti still on the ground from the previous day's wedding. She picked one up and gave it to me, in the shape of a horseshoe and in a pretty pink colour. I still have that horseshoe piece of confetti, which sits nestled into the cover of the book.<br />
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My Great Aunt died in December 2010 aged 95 and was the last of my Grandfather's siblings.<br />
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There is the <a href="http://www.bramleyhistorysociety.org.uk/" target="_blank">Bramley local History Society</a> who formed in 1994 when I was still living in the County. My own ancestors moved from Bramley to Wonersh and had branches of that main line to the nearby villages of Hascombe and Shere. I always had the hunch that the Butcher family had originated in Sussex, and whilst I am still proving that hypothesis, Daniel Butcher married in Tillingon in 1745.</div>
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Julie Goucherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11368170005503879489noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582714691872639095.post-1591596103195405532015-04-01T06:30:00.000+01:002015-06-16T23:52:15.951+01:00A is for Aldershot<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
My first choice for A was in fact Alfold. I have a rather lovely postcard of this Surrey village which is close to the Sussex border. My filing system has become flawed! and so I have substituted with Aldershot.</div>
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For those interested in the unusual name of Keogh, there is a One-Name study for the name and you can read more about that <a href="http://one-name.org/name_profile/keough" target="_blank">HERE</a></div>
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Over the course of the coming month the Guildford and District blog will be taking part in the April A - Z Blogging Challenge.<br />
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Each day a post will be published representing the letters of the alphabet - 1st April is A, 2nd April is B and so forth. The only exception is there is NO post on Sunday!<br />
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Long time readers of this blog may recall I have previously shared what is my genealogical postcard tool - this postcard shows a 10 mile radius of Guildford. Not all the places on this postcard will be shared over the coming month. There will be some previously shown favourites and some new ones!<br />
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Published by Francis Frith - 65258 which dates to circa 1913</div>
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This is one of my favourite cards of Wonersh. My several times Great Grandfather, John Butcher (1795 - 1877) inherited one of the cottages on the right hand side.<br />
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Early on in my career I worked in the next village. I would routinely walk between Bramley and Wonesh, past these cottages on my way to the Grantley Arms for a sandwich and drink. It always felt very "warm and fuzzy" to be walking along the path that John walked, around 150 years previous.Julie Goucherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11368170005503879489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582714691872639095.post-56236995260637365902015-03-18T09:02:00.000+00:002015-03-18T09:02:00.295+00:00Guildford & Neigbourhood Album Cover by Frank Lasham, Guildford circa 1919<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I spotted this lovely old album of views of <i>Guildford and Neighbourhood </i>last year. I was very tempted to purchase but the reality was I already have a copy, but the front cover of the album is pretty tatty. I asked if I could take a picture of the cover so that I could share it here and thankfully the then owner let me. The album itself dates to circa 1919.</div>
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